A very short gallery visit.
Paint, sculpture, and the people behind familiar works.
Ten questions, with the answers explained. Try them in your head, then open each answer when you're ready.
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Who painted the Mona Lisa?
- Claude Monet
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Vincent van Gogh
- Pablo Picasso
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Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, now displayed in the Louvre.
QUESTION 2 / 10
Who painted The Scream?
- Vincent van Gogh
- Paul Klee
- Edvard Munch
- Claude Monet
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Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch made several versions of The Scream, with its striking figure and swirling sky.
QUESTION 3 / 10
What is a self-portrait?
- A copy of a map
- An artist's depiction of themself
- A painting with no people
- A sculpture made of glass
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An artist's depiction of themself
A self-portrait shows the artist who made it.
QUESTION 4 / 10
What is a still life usually a picture of?
- Arranged objects
- A city map
- A dance routine
- A battle in motion
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Arranged objects
Still lifes depict objects such as fruit, flowers, dishes, and other items.
QUESTION 5 / 10
Which artist is closely associated with the Water Lilies paintings?
- Edvard Munch
- Andy Warhol
- Claude Monet
- Frida Kahlo
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Claude Monet
Monet repeatedly painted the water-lily pond in his garden at Giverny.
QUESTION 6 / 10
What does a sculptor working in marble primarily carve?
- Wood
- Wax
- Clay
- Stone
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Stone
Marble is a stone. Carving removes material to reveal the sculpture.
QUESTION 7 / 10
What is a fresco painted onto?
- Polished steel
- Woven silk
- Dry sand
- Fresh plaster
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Fresh plaster
In true fresco, pigment is applied to wet lime plaster and becomes part of its surface.
QUESTION 8 / 10
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
- Michelangelo
- Raphael
- Caravaggio
- Botticelli
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Michelangelo
Michelangelo painted the chapel ceiling in the early sixteenth century.
QUESTION 9 / 10
What is a landscape painting mainly concerned with?
- A plate of food
- A single person's face
- An anatomical diagram
- Natural scenery
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Natural scenery
Landscapes focus on scenery such as mountains, fields, coastlines, or woodland.
QUESTION 10 / 10
Which artist made Campbell's Soup Cans famous as pop art?
- Jackson Pollock
- Diego Rivera
- Paul Cezanne
- Andy Warhol
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Andy Warhol
Warhol's soup-can works brought ordinary consumer packaging into pop art.